New tools?

[woodone]

Not sure has to where this really belongs.
You ever have one of those tinny stainless screws that you can't get a hold of with your screw driver.
I can get some to stick by putting a dap of glue on the head and stick it to the driver.
The other day I had one that no matter how I tried to hold the screw it would fall off when I tried to screw it into the hole.
I took a small piece of heat shrink and pushed the screw head into the shrink, then slipped the shrink on to the screw driver. I twisted the screw until it was engaged with the screw driver slots then hit it with the head gun. The shrink then held the screw tight to the driver. I was able to get this little screw (M1) started this way on the first go.

Give it a go- it does work. 
woodone

[nickelplate759]

Dang that's clever!

[Rivet Miscounter]

The Railwire...always good for learning new ways to screw.   

(Seriously, great tip.  Thanks for sharing.)

[CRL]

What’s a head gun?

[peteski]

What’s a head gun?

Heat gun. Typo . . .
Useful technique, but a bit complicated.

[DKS]

Useful technique, but a bit complicated.

Yep. He hinted at one solution, but I think it may down to the glue used. I will CA the screw to the driver. Stays put quite securely until you're done; then, just tip the driver to one side and it easily snaps off.

 

[CRL]

Thanks. I thought that’s what you meant, but given some of the weird subjects on the board recently (re: meat) I just wanted to be sure. 

Trying to use CA to glue the screw to the screwdriver usually results in some part of my body being glued to both. 

[DKS]

Trying to use CA to glue the screw to the screwdriver usually results in some part of my body being glued to both. 

Try this: hold the body of the screw in a self-locking tweezers. Apply the glue to the head, then place the screwdriver in position. After a few seconds, release the tweezers. Wait a bit longer before threading the screw to be sure the CA has set.

 

[craigolio1]

Not sure has to where this really belongs.
You ever have one of those tinny stainless screws that you can't get a hold of with your screw driver.
I can get some to stick by putting a dap of glue on the head and stick it to the driver.
The other day I had one that no matter how I tried to hold the screw it would fall off when I tried to screw it into the hole.
I took a small piece of heat shrink and pushed the screw head into the shrink, then slipped the shrink on to the screw driver. I twisted the screw until it was engaged with the screw driver slots then hit it with the head gun. The shrink then held the screw tight to the driver. I was able to get this little screw (M1) started this way on the first go.

Give it a go- it does work. 
woodone

Great idea!!! 

I also have problems glueing my self to small parts, or to myself.

I wonder if, for screws that a modeller would use regularly, could a type of tubing be found that could be semi permanently attached to the screw driver (model air plane fuel line comes to mind) and trimmed so that screws could be repeatedly stuck in the end of the tubing and held in place?

Craig

[jjb62556]

I have used a small bit of wax to hold the screw to the screwdriver also.

[nthusiast]

Museum putty? Works for me on structures.

[mmagliaro]

Walthers goo on the tip of a bit of small square styrene stock, the stick that to the screw head and twirl to get the screw started in the hole.  Pull the styrene off fro the sticky Goo, and finish with a screwdriver.  I do this to keep from getting Goo on my tools, which then has to be cleaned off.  A little goo left on the screw head doesn't bother me as much.  Goo sticks immediately, is flexible, and more forgiving of your fingers than CA.